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Recent Examples of seraglio
Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog.
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Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022
The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.
—Longreads, 15 May 2018
Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022
The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.
—Longreads, 15 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seraglio
Noun
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For the pupping season, which lasts from about December to April, the males are fasting from both food and water in order to devote all their energy to defend their harem.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
The Mercury News,
3 Jan. 2025
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This harem within echoes the work of scholars such as Toril Moi, who reveals that declaring oneself a woman writer responds to cultural provocations that reinforce stigmas of the female figure primarily as woman, not writer.—
Fidan Cheikosman,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Constructed in 1887, the Queen Anne-style mansion, privately owned, was on the National Register of Historic Places.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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The historic mansion, where several scenes unfold — including a tense exchange between Tommy and frenemy Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy) — is actually Arley Hall & Gardens, outside Liverpool in Cheshire.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Two months later, on the tenth anniversary to the day of Brando’s death, the resort opened its 35 private villas.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Jan. 2025
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This ’70s inspired villa tour was first published by AD France.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
10 Jan. 2025
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The black and white marble floor blocks and the 20,000 mission tiles for the roof were found in a Cuban castle.—
Miami Herasld Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Seraglio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seraglio. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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